Like tissues at the microscope: shading exercise
In order to comprehend the shading effects in a drawing, it’s very useful working on the perception of the depth. Adding shadows on a flat … Read more
Mountains made up of lines
Lines can depict any shape; they can create tridimensional effects and give the perception of movement. I did this drawing with 6th grade students, in … Read more
ART graffiti style
We started our activity in the Grade 8th classes with these writings in graffiti style. Every student wrote the word ART, taking inspiration from this … Read more
Landscapes with textures inspired by Karla Gerard
When I discovered the work of Karla Gerard I thought at once of my students and how much they would have loved this amazing artist. I showed a lot … Read more
A fantastic symmetric insect
Every day we see symmetrical shapes, that we can find both in nature and in the works of man. We were inspired by the insects’ … Read more
Color variations on a face
In a previous lesson we learned how to draw a female face following a geometric framework. In this exercise we added color variations on hair, lips, makeup … Read more
Many lines for a leaf
To stay on the theme of Autumn, we drew leaves using the subject of the lines. In sixth grade classes, we have made the drawing … Read more
A post for you: colorful bookmarks
The art teacher Maria Luisa Marchio, with students of Middle School Paisiello, in Cinisello Balsamo (MI), suggest to us some beautiful bookmarks decorated with colored … Read more
Op Art Snakes
Can lines create three-dimensional optical effects? Here is a new example with three snakes trying to camouflage themselves between the lines … With students … Read more
4 suggestion for a still life
In the review of our work on still life and the value, which has been very successful among my students, I would like to propose … Read more
Many types of value create a word
To practice the different ways to create value scales, we used the shadowed background of a three-letter word. The positive space (words) is occupied by … Read more
Name in Graffiti style
The eighth-graders have received with great enthusiasm the proposal to write their name in graffiti style, even though at the beginning they did not think … Read more